The Curse of the Thirty Denarii

The Curse of the Thirty Denarii
(La malédiction des trente deniers)

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Date 20th November 2009
Series Blake and Mortimer
Creative team
Writer(s) Jean Van Hamme
Artist(s) René Sterne, Chantal de Spiegeleer
Original publication
Language French
ISBN
Chronology
Preceded by The Gondwana Shrine

The Curse of the Thirty Denarii is the nineteenth Blake and Mortimer book in the series. The story was written by Jean Van Hamme. Its completion was delayed with the death of the artist, René Sterne, on November 15, 2006. The book was completed by Sterne's girlfriend Chantal de Spiegeleer and was released on the 20th November 2009.

It is a two-part installment containing "The Nicodemus script" (Le manuscrit de Nicodemus) as part 1 and "Orpheus' gate" (La porte d'Orphée) as part 2. It tells of the search for the 30 pieces of silver paid to Judas Iscariot for his betrayal of Jesus.

English Publication

These two albums will be published by Cinebook Ltd in 2012 as The Curse of the 30 Pieces of Silver.